Trump NY Civil Trial Finale Was Latest Chance to Steal Spotlight

The Thursday finale of New York’s $370 million civil fraud trial against Donald Trump provided the former president and Republican frontrunner with his latest opportunity to steal the spotlight.

As lawyers for New York Attorney General Letitia James delivered closing arguments in a Manhattan courtroom where the trial played out for almost 11 weeks, Trump’s seat at the defense table was empty. He’d left after listening to his lawyers’ closing arguments, and shifted his attention to the deeply divided and embittered court of public opinion.

With the high-stakes hearing still underway, Trump’s motorcade arrived at a hastily scheduled press conference ...